How to act - implementing health and safety promotion in organizations

Implementing the Mental Health Act

Residential Accommodation and Day Centres The proposals put forward for hostels vary considerably : the majority see the need for something extra and some plan special hostels for the aged and mentally infirm; some for patients discharged from mental hospitals; some use the hostels of voluntary organisations, some their own. Little is said about the need to collaborate with mental hospitals but...

Managing Workplace Health Promotion in Municipal Organizations

The workplace is a suitable setting for health promotion, not least due to the amount of time employees spend at work. Previous research indicates large variations in employers' handling of workplace health promotion (WHP) efforts. However, more empirical knowledge of how WHP is handled in public sector organizations is needed. The overall aim of the thesis was to explore how WHP is managed and...

Health Promotion at Local Level in Norway – Who, What, When, and How: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Evaluating Occupational Health and Safety Management in Selected Plastics Manufacturing Organizations in Awka Metropolis Nigeria

The concept of Occupational Health and Safety Management (OHSM) involves the identification of hazards and risks in the workplace and the definition of the rights, roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in the implementation of control and or preventive measures. The study identifies 5 different classes of hazards to include – chemical, biological, physical, ergonomic and psychosocial hazar...

Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

for working men and women; by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by providing for research, information, education, and training in the field of occupational safety and health; and for other purposes.